# Best free streaming apps for movies and TV shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-streaming-apps-for-movies-and-tv-shows/808365 "2018-02-07T15:15:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-streaming-apps-for-movies-and-tv-shows/808365/1 "2018-02-07T15:15:31Z")
I have several paid apps for watching movies and TV. Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon prime. However what free ones are there that are also good that can go on a Roku box? I am willing to sit through commericals to watch a show for free. I just discovered [tubi.tv](http://tubi.tv), and it is pretty impressive. Far better than crackle as far as selection (I checked wikipedia, apparently [tubi.tv](http://tubi.tv) has the 2nd largest online library, with netflix being first). PBS also has an app that has some shows for free (but not their entire collection sadly). The fact that I just discovered [Tubi.tv](http://Tubi.tv) makes me wonder what else I’ve been missing. Any other free apps worth looking into? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-streaming-apps-for-movies-and-tv-shows/808365/2 "2018-02-07T15:29:58Z")
Vudu has a limited selection of free movies (with ads) but you can also activate most digital codes from DVD purchases through it. So you might have some movies laying around that you can convert to digital.